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Adventures in Theatreland interview: staging The Wanderers
Q) Hello Igor. Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions today. Before we begin, please could you introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about your background as a theatre director and what it was about theatre that inspired you to make this your career? Thank you for having me. I am Igor Golyak, and like many who came of age in the former Soviet Union, theatre was not simply a career choice—it was a necessity, a breath. I was born in Kyiv, trained at the Russi
Igor Golyak
Oct 197 min read


The Theater of Questions (Or Why I'm Allergic to Answers)
There's this recording I stumbled upon recently—Georgy Tovstonogov speaking to a crowd sometime in the Soviet era, his voice crackling...
Igor Golyak
Oct 23 min read


For My Wanderers: Jacob and Esther
My dear ones, Tonight, after rehearsing "The Wanderers," I write to you from an empty theatre that still holds the echo of snow falling....
Igor Golyak
Sep 243 min read


The Laboratory of Exile: Notes from a Residency
There is a moment in every rehearsal room when the sacred reveals itself. Not through grand gestures or proclamations, but in the quiet...
Igor Golyak
Aug 114 min read
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